Yoshkar-Ola

For other uses of "Yoshkar-Ola", see Yoshkar-Ola (disambiguation).
Yoshkar-Ola (English)
Йошкар-Ола (Russian)
Йошкар-Ола (Mari)
-  City[1]  -

Top: Wall clock display in the Yoshkar-Ola National Art Gallery; middle left: Yoshkar-Ola City Hall; middle right: Flower-style lantern in Obolensky-Nogotkov Square; bottom left: Monument to Obolensky-Nogotkov; bottom right: Monument to Tsar Cannon in the National Art Gallery

Location of the Mari El Republic in Russia
Yoshkar-Ola
Location of Yoshkar-Ola in the Mari El Republic
Coordinates: 56°39′N 47°53′E / 56.650°N 47.883°E / 56.650; 47.883Coordinates: 56°39′N 47°53′E / 56.650°N 47.883°E / 56.650; 47.883
Coat of arms
Flag
Anthem Song About Yoshkar-Ola[2]
City Day August 6[3]
Administrative status (as of December 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Mari El Republic[1]
Administratively subordinated to city of republic significance of Yoshkar-Ola[1]
Capital of Mari El Republic[4]
Administrative center of city of republic significance of Yoshkar-Ola[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2014)
Urban okrug Yoshkar-Ola Urban Okrug[5]
Administrative center of Yoshkar-Ola Urban Okrug[5]
Head[6] Yevgeny Maslov (acting)[7]
Representative body City Assembly[8]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 248,782 inhabitants[9]
- Rank in 2010 74th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[10]
Founded 1584[11][12]
City status since 1781[11]
Previous names Tsaryovokokshaysk (until 1919),
Krasnokokshaysk (until 1927)
Postal code(s)[13] 424000–424008, 424010, 424016, 424019, 424020, 424026, 424028, 424030–424034, 424036–424040, 424045, 424700, 424899, 424950, 424999
Dialing code(s) +7 8362
Official website
Yoshkar-Ola on Wikimedia Commons

Yoshkar-Ola (Russian: Йошка́р-Ола́; Mari: Йошкар-Ола) is the capital city of the Mari El Republic, Russia. Its population is about a quarter million. Yoshkar-Ola means red city in Mari and was formerly known as Tsaryovokokshaysk (Царёвококшайск) before 1919, as Krasnokokshaysk (Краснококшайск) between 1919 and 1927 (both after the Malaya Kokshaga River, which runs through the city) and Charla (Чарла) (old Mari). Yoshkar-Ola was established as a military fortress in 1584, following the Russian conquest of the Mari region.

Demographics

Population: 248,782 (2010 Census);[9] 256,719 (2002 Census);[14] 241,601 (1989 Census).[15]

Names

Yoshkar-Ola means red city in Mari. The current name is the third to have been given to the city. The city was known as Tsaryovokokshaysk (Царёвококшайск) before 1919 and as Krasnokokshaysk (Краснококшайск) between 1919 and 1927. These names were derived from the name of the Malaya Kokshaga River, which runs through the city. The city's old Mari name was Charla (Чарла).

History

Yoshkar-Ola was established as a military fortress in 1584, following the Russian conquest of the Mari region.

During the Soviet era, especially after World War II, the city was a regional industrial and transport center and grew to its current size. The collapse of the Soviet Union removed support for state enterprises, and led to the shutdown of most manufacturing activity in the area. Much of the city's economic activity was supported by shuttle traders who would transport (often counterfeit) goods from the bustling markets of Moscow to Yoshkar-Ola's bazaars. The sharp decline in living standards led to the emigration of specialized professionals to larger cities in Russia.

Administrative and municipal status

Yoshkar-Ola is the capital of the republic.[4] Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated as the city of republic significance of Yoshkar-Ola—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of republic significance of Yoshkar-Ola is incorporated as Yoshkar-Ola Urban Okrug.[5]

Transportation

Yoshkar-Ola is linked to other cities and regions in Russia by a series of train and bus routes. The local train station is currently served by a daily train to and from the capital Moscow with other short-service trains running to and from Kazan. Moscow and various other nearby towns and regions can also be reached by buses departing from the local bus station. The Yoshkar-Ola Airport is also located 9 km north of the city and handles small aircraft Moscow-bound flights (Vnukovo International Airport) since April 2012. It is planned to expand the range of destinations in the near future.

Destinations within the city limits can be reached through a network of buses, trolleys, and route taxis, or marshrutkas. There are currently seven different bus routes, eleven different trolley routes, and seventeen marshrutka routes.

A train leaves Yoshkar-Ola every evening at 19:00 to Moscow, stopping at routes along the way.

Climate

Climate of Yoshkar-Ola is very similar to Nizhny Novgorod or Kirov. The city is situated in a temperate continental climate. The winters are long and cold with lots of snow, with average January temperatures from −10 to −15 °C (14 to 5 °F), and record low of about −48 °C (−54 °F). On the other hand, city enjoys very warm summers, marred by only occasional, brief intervals of sultry or rainy conditions with July as the hottest month, when average high is +25 °C (77 °F), and the temperatures may stay around +35 °C (95 °F) for weeks.

Education

Yoshkar-Ola is home to 88 educational institutions, among them several institutions of higher education:

There are also 30 schools for primary students aged between 7 and 18 and 52 kindergartens. Additionally, Yoshkar-Ola has many private educational centers offering different qualifications and trainings in such disciplines as foreign languages, computer science and many others.

Military

The 14th Kiev-Zhitomir Rocket Division of the 27th Guards Missile Army of the Strategic Rocket Forces is located nearby.[16]

Twin towns and sister cities

Yoshkar-Ola is twinned with:

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Yoshkar-Ola.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #22-Z
  2. ↑ Official website of Yoshkar-Ola. Symbols of Yoshkar-Ola (Russian)
  3. ↑ Charter of Yoshkar-Ola, Article 6
  4. 1 2 Constitution of the Mari El Republic, Article 16
  5. 1 2 3 Law #15-Z
  6. ↑ Charter of Yoshkar-Ola, Article 44
  7. ↑ Official website of Yoshkar-Ola. Mayor of the City of Yoshkar-Ola (Russian)
  8. ↑ Charter of Yoshkar-Ola, Article 24
  9. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  10. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  11. 1 2 Great Russian Encyclopedia, pp. 301–302
  12. ↑ Charter of Yoshkar-Ola, Article 1
  13. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  14. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  15. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  16. ↑ 14th Kievsko-Zhitomirskaya order of Kutuzov Missile Division

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